3 arrests made in local car break-ins

Published: Saturday, July 19, 2014 at 7:43 p.m.

Last Modified: Saturday, July 19, 2014 at 7:43 p.m.

Three people, including a juvenile, were arrested by sheriff’s deputies on allegations of burglarizing vehicles.

The investigation began on Wednesday when Deputy Mike Mongeluzzo received a phone call from a woman telling him that her Apple MacBook laptop had been stolen from her vehicle. The woman said someone had turned on the MacBook, which had a GPS locator and thus identified where the device could be found.

Mongeluzzo went to the 6100 block of Southeast 80th Court, where he found a 17-year-old boy and 19-year-old Andrew Dudley in possession of the MacBook. They were detained and transported to a district office for questioning.

Detectives Steve Osborne and Aaron Levy interviewed the youths about the item and the two told the detectives different stories about how they got the MacBook.

Then, Dudley and the teen agreed to take Osborne and Detective Brandon Spillman to a residence, where the officials said they recovered multiple stolen goods. The recovered property that included cellphones, cellphone chargers, electronics and sunglasses.

Osborne and Spillman returned to the address on Southeast 80th Court, where they said they recovered more stolen items from a book bag.

Both Dudley and the teen were taken to the district office for another interview.

There, they said they and Ryan DeWitt, 20, committed multiple vehicle burglaries in Silver Springs Shores, between the Winn-Dixie supermarket and the Wal-Mart located off Hemlock Road.

The suspects said they entered vehicles by Baseline Road and Southeast 28th Street.

DeWitt was located and arrested by the detectives.

Officials were also told that the three had entered unlocked vehicles in subdivisions located west of Baseline Road ranging from Southeast 20th Street to Southeast 28th Street.

Detectives said they have numerous items — such as electronics and cellphones — in their evidence section that have not been claimed.

<p>Three people, including a juvenile, were arrested by sheriff's deputies on allegations of burglarizing vehicles.</p><p>The investigation began on Wednesday when Deputy Mike Mongeluzzo received a phone call from a woman telling him that her Apple MacBook laptop had been stolen from her vehicle. The woman said someone had turned on the MacBook, which had a GPS locator and thus identified where the device could be found.</p><p>Mongeluzzo went to the 6100 block of Southeast 80th Court, where he found a 17-year-old boy and 19-year-old Andrew Dudley in possession of the MacBook. They were detained and transported to a district office for questioning.</p><p>Detectives Steve Osborne and Aaron Levy interviewed the youths about the item and the two told the detectives different stories about how they got the MacBook.</p><p>Then, Dudley and the teen agreed to take Osborne and Detective Brandon Spillman to a residence, where the officials said they recovered multiple stolen goods. The recovered property that included cellphones, cellphone chargers, electronics and sunglasses.</p><p>Osborne and Spillman returned to the address on Southeast 80th Court, where they said they recovered more stolen items from a book bag.</p><p>Both Dudley and the teen were taken to the district office for another interview.</p><p>There, they said they and Ryan DeWitt, 20, committed multiple vehicle burglaries in Silver Springs Shores, between the Winn-Dixie supermarket and the Wal-Mart located off Hemlock Road.</p><p>The suspects said they entered vehicles by Baseline Road and Southeast 28th Street.</p><p>DeWitt was located and arrested by the detectives.</p><p>Officials were also told that the three had entered unlocked vehicles in subdivisions located west of Baseline Road ranging from Southeast 20th Street to Southeast 28th Street.</p><p>Detectives said they have numerous items — such as electronics and cellphones — in their evidence section that have not been claimed.</p><p>Between them, the trio faces multiple charges of auto burglary, grand and petit theft.</p><p>Anyone who believes they may be a victim of any of these burglaries can call Osborne at 438-5940.</p>